Agenda Obesity Medicine 2025

7 a.m.

Registration, Breakfast & View Exhibits

7:55 a.m.

Welcome and Introductions

8 a.m.

The Essentials of Obesity Medicine

Samantha Harris, MD

8:25 a.m.

Evaluating Obesity in Patients: Insights from Medical History and Physical Assessment

Raymond Plodkowski, MD

8:50 a.m.

Unlocking the Genetics of Obesity

Eduardo Grunvald, MD

9:15 a.m.

Panel Discussion/Q&A

9:30 a.m.

Break & View Exhibits

10 a.m.

Comorbidities of Significance: Diabetes, Cardiovascular Disease, MASLD, and Malignancies

Jennie Luna, MD

10:25 a.m.

Comprehensive Lifestyle Modifications for Weight Loss: Nutrition and Physical Activity

Michelle Look, MD

10:50 a.m.

GLP-1 and Beyond: The Future of Anti-Obesity Medications

Ken Fujioka, MD

11:15 a.m.

Panel Discussion/Q&A

11:30 a.m.

Lunch

12:30 p.m.

Bariatric Surgery as a Treatment for Metabolic Disease

Sunil Bhoyrul, MD

12:55 p.m.

Beyond the Scale: Understanding the Link Between Obesity and Mental Well-Being

Jennifer Shapiro, PhD

1:20 p.m.

Weight Loss Fads: Where's the Evidence?

David Ahn, MD

1:45 p.m.

Panel Discussion/Q&A

2 p.m.

Break & View Exhibits

2:15 p.m.

Tackling Pediatric Obesity: Insights and Strategies

Alaina Vidmar, MD

2:40 p.m.

Patient Experience

3:05 p.m.

Practical Approaches: Matching Patients to Therapies

Samantha Harris, MD

3:30 p.m.

Panel Discussion/Q&A

3:45 p.m.

Adjourn

**Topics, times and speakers subject to change